Green Star Polyps question

costello303 · 03/19/2007, 09:41 AM

HI there, ive had some GSP in my 12g nano for 3-4weeks now and everythings been great. the come out as soon as the light comes on and seem very healthy and colourful.

Today they cam out as usual but when i looked at my tank an hour or so ago they had all gone back in, which i thought was unusual. ive done all the water tests and everything seems fine, and they are very very slowly coming back out.

Any ideas what might have happened? ive seen my cleaner shrimp on the patch before and a few have gone back into hiding but not the whole lot!!

peregrinus · 03/19/2007, 09:44 AM

something may have ran over them making them hide once in awhile they will just hide and come out late.. just keep an eye on them.

Snowboarda42 · 03/19/2007, 09:55 AM

don't worry about it too much. As long as they are coming back out your fine

spence0416 · 03/19/2007, 12:36 PM

Just make certain there is not constant irratation to them. I had a turbo that constantly ran over my GSP. A few weeks later, after removing the Turbo, the GSP opened again but they had lost the dark green color and had changed to a dull brown.

papagimp · 03/19/2007, 12:39 PM

Everyone here kinda nailed it, they retract when ticked off, such as snails or hermits crawling across them. i have a colony that puts up with an urchin all day long and they still do just fine. Sometimes they take a little longer than other times to pop back out, but they always do. usually within an hour their back to themselves.

costello303 · 03/19/2007, 12:54 PM

thanks guys!

costello303 · 03/20/2007, 06:40 AM

No show today, lights are on but nobody is home!! is it possible that there is something in the water that i am not testing for that could affect them??

About 5-6 weeks ago we had hi posphates and put some Rowa phos in, is it possible that the levels are high again and affecting the GSP?

Fishdisease · 03/20/2007, 07:11 AM

Every once in a while my GSP retracts for 1-2 days, then it slowly comes out over the course of 1-3 days. I have no explanation for it, maybe it takes a vacation.

But I wouldn't worry, when I first freaked out about my GSP someone told me that if I killed it I'd be the first person to do so.

costello303 · 03/20/2007, 07:19 AM

lol thanks dave, everythings been going so well, but the smallest things gets us worried!

We didnt figure out that hermit crabs molted, one day we tought the lil guy was dead, just about to fish him out and off he runs!! seems like we keet getting worried over nothing!

Asuran · 03/20/2007, 07:49 AM

yeah GSP's do sometimes stay closed for a few days then they just open up again... mine does this every once in a while too

03/19/2007, 09:41 AM	#1
costello303 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 101	Green Star Polyps question HI there, ive had some GSP in my 12g nano for 3-4weeks now and everythings been great. the come out as soon as the light comes on and seem very healthy and colourful. Today they cam out as usual but when i looked at my tank an hour or so ago they had all gone back in, which i thought was unusual. ive done all the water tests and everything seems fine, and they are very very slowly coming back out. Any ideas what might have happened? ive seen my cleaner shrimp on the patch before and a few have gone back into hiding but not the whole lot!!

03/19/2007, 09:44 AM	#2
peregrinus Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Clearfield, Utah Posts: 123	something may have ran over them making them hide once in awhile they will just hide and come out late.. just keep an eye on them. __________________ A black hole is where god divided by zero..

03/19/2007, 09:55 AM	#3
Snowboarda42 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Warshington Posts: 1,094	don't worry about it too much. As long as they are coming back out your fine __________________ 40B Mixed Reef 100% Captive Grown Corals See, that's the trouble with the world today. Not enough danger to kill off stupid people before they get old enough to breed. Bring back lawn darts! -PrivateJoker64 Current Tank Info: 40B, 20L Sump/Fuge, Mag 9.5 Return, 2x Hydor Koralia #2's, 150W 14K HQI, 139W T-5, Euro-Reef RS-80P Mesh Modded, 40LB LR, 80LB LS, 54x Turnover, Mostly SPS, Some Softys Too.

03/19/2007, 12:39 PM	#5
papagimp COMAS Rocks! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 8,185 Blog Entries: 2	Everyone here kinda nailed it, they retract when ticked off, such as snails or hermits crawling across them. i have a colony that puts up with an urchin all day long and they still do just fine. Sometimes they take a little longer than other times to pop back out, but they always do. usually within an hour their back to themselves. __________________ 58g Softie & 75g Stoney Member, Central Oklahoma Marine Aquarium Society Current Tank Info: 58g Mixed Reef Project - Started June 2011

03/20/2007, 07:11 AM	#8
Fishdisease Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Halifax, NS, Canada Posts: 311	Every once in a while my GSP retracts for 1-2 days, then it slowly comes out over the course of 1-3 days. I have no explanation for it, maybe it takes a vacation. But I wouldn't worry, when I first freaked out about my GSP someone told me that if I killed it I'd be the first person to do so. __________________ Dave Current Tank Info: I've got an empty 180 in my basement...and the build has begun! Check out my thread.

03/19/2007, 12:36 PM	#4
spence0416 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 106	Just make certain there is not constant irratation to them. I had a turbo that constantly ran over my GSP. A few weeks later, after removing the Turbo, the GSP opened again but they had lost the dark green color and had changed to a dull brown.

03/19/2007, 12:54 PM	#6
costello303 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 101	thanks guys!

03/20/2007, 06:40 AM	#7
costello303 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 101	No show today, lights are on but nobody is home!! is it possible that there is something in the water that i am not testing for that could affect them?? About 5-6 weeks ago we had hi posphates and put some Rowa phos in, is it possible that the levels are high again and affecting the GSP?

03/20/2007, 07:19 AM	#9
costello303 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 101	lol thanks dave, everythings been going so well, but the smallest things gets us worried! We didnt figure out that hermit crabs molted, one day we tought the lil guy was dead, just about to fish him out and off he runs!! seems like we keet getting worried over nothing!

03/20/2007, 07:49 AM	#10
Asuran Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Scarborough Posts: 504	yeah GSP's do sometimes stay closed for a few days then they just open up again... mine does this every once in a while too __________________ 180gallon reef, 70gallon sump 110gallon reef, 50 gallon sump (former tank) 70gallon FOWLR, 30 gallon sump